Guillaume
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Guillaume
@g-morel.bsky.social
Ph.D. & Macroeconomist analyzing the economic impact of pandemics.

Umeå university / Imperial College London
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Promising results from a new malaria drug offer hope against emerging drug resistance in Africa. In a clinical trial, ganaplacide–lumefantrine (GanLum) cured 97.4% of participants, outperforming an existing treatment, which cured 94%.

go.nature.com/3WTGxnx
First new type of malaria treatment in decades shows promise against drug resistance
If approved, GanLum could be available within a year and a half, according to maker.
go.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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La série noire (et elle ne fait que commencer !) continue : près de 43°C enregistrés aujourd’hui en France, avec 57 records battus, dont 24 records absolus.
En 2025, 598 records de chaleur contre seulement 15 records de froid.
🔴Soit 40 fois plus de records chauds que froids.
August 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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🌡️ Vague de chaleur : des températures maximales souvent remarquables, voire inédites, ont été atteintes ce lundi 11 août 2025.

Elles sont souvent 12 degrés au-dessus de la normale...

👉 meteofrance.com/actualites-e...
August 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Hey SUFS Community!

If you fall into one of the following categories and are willing to talk to press (on or off the record), please comment/DM us:

1. Had a funded grant revoked
2. Are considering moving abroad to continue your research
3. Have been impacted by the stoppage of a clinical trial
March 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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What were the death tolls from pandemics in history?
March 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM